Harry A. Blackmun Quotes
What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations.
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I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
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As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible.
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Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
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I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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I'm very involved with kids because after being a teacher for seven years, I just can't stop loving the kids. I am a teacher forever.
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Every once in a while I feel the tremendous force of the novel. But it does not stay with me.
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Dreams are the expression of the unconscious while we are asleep.
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Americans have long trusted the views of Democrats on the environment, the economy, education, and health care, but national security is the one matter about which Republicans have maintained what political scientists call 'issue ownership.'
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Editing is the only process. The shooting is the pleasant work. The editing makes the movie, so I spend all my life in editing.
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Actually, I wanted to become a journalist, but no matter who I imagined myself to be in the future, somehow I was sure: I would leave my hometown. I felt it was my destiny.
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They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.
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I don't really care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness and joy to people.
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Ageing is one of those battles you're not going to win. I'll try to look as good as I can as long as I can. I don't think I'll do cosmetic surgery because I'm a wimp.
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Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others.
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When the kids are down, I have a drink and watch 'The Kelly File.'
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Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
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Women are not in control of their bodies; nature is. Ancient mythology, with its sinister archetypes of vampire and Gorgon, is more accurate than feminism about the power and terror of female sexuality.
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations.
